RECEIVED THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES (IUNS) EARLY CAREER AWARD
Associate Professor Dr Satvinder Kaur |  Nutrition with Wellness, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Satvinder Kaur for receiving the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) Early Career Award at the 22nd IUNS-ICN International Congress of Nutrition, held on 6-11 December 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
AWARDED THE URAKAMI FOUNDATION TRAVEL AWARD
Dr Nurliyana binti Abdul Razak |  Nutrition with Wellness, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Dr Nurliyana binti Abdul Razak for being awarded the Urakami Foundation Travel Award for her oral presentation entitled, "Growth patterns and factors associated with overweight/obesity among infants at the age of 2 years: Findings from a cohort study in Malaysia", at the 22nd IUNS-ICN International Congress of Nutrition, held on 6-11 December 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
AWARDED THE URAKAMI FOUNDATION TRAVEL AWARD
Dr Lim Sook Yee |  Nutrition with Wellness, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Dr Lim Sook Yee for being awarded the Urakami Foundation Travel Award for her oral presentation entitled, "Dietary acid load, cardiometabolic syndrome and bone resorption among postmenopausal Malaysian Chinese women", at the 22nd IUNS-ICN International Congress of Nutrition, held on 6-11 December 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
SELECTED TO ATTEND THE IBRO-APRC SPONSORED NEUROSCIENCE SCHOOL
Assistant Professor Dr Tan Yong Hui (Karen) |  Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Assistant Professor Dr Tan Yong Hui for being selected to attend the IBRO-APRC Sponsored Neuroscience school on "Neuroprotection potential on medicinal plants and phytochemicals in neurodegenerative disorders", held on 12-18 September 2022 at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India.
FIRST ROUND JUDGE FOR THE WHARTON-QS REIMAGINE EDUCATION AWARDS 2022
Associate Professor Dr Crystale Siew Ying Lim |  Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Crystale Siew Ying Lim for being appointed as the First Round Judge for the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards 2022. The Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards is the world’s largest awards programme for innovative pedagogies. It culminates in a virtual global forum for educational thought-leaders. Projects are judged based on approach, engagement, impact, scalability and competitor uniqueness.
IN VITRO SAFETY EVALUATION OF SUNSCREEN FORMULATION FROM NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS USING HUMAN CELLS AND SKIN MODEL
Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin |  Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin for her recent publication entitled, "In vitro safety evaluation of sunscreen formulation from nanostructured lipid carriers using human cells and skin model" in the Toxicology in Vitro journal (Impact Factor = 3.685, Tier 2).
λ-CARRAGEENAN PROMOTES PLANT GROWTH IN BANANA VIA ENHANCEMENT OF CELLULAR METABOLISM, NUTRIENT UPTAKE, AND CELLULAR HOMEOSTASIS
Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan |  Department of BiotechnologyCongratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan for his recent publication entitled, "λ-Carrageenan promotes plant growth in banana via enhancement of cellular metabolism, nutrient uptake, and cellular homeostasis" in the Scientific Reports - the 5th most-cited journal in the world (Impact Factor = 5.516, Tier 1 journal).
DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS AS GREEN AND EFFICIENT MEDIA FOR BIOCATALYTIC PROCESSES
Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang & Associate Professor Dr Wong Chen Wai |  Faculty of Applied SciencesCOMPARATIVE STUDIES OF PALMATINE WITH METFORMIN AND GLIMEPIRIDE ON THE MODULATION OF INSULIN DEPENDENT SIGNALING PATHWAY IN VITRO, IN VIVO & EX VIVO
Associate Professor Dr Patrick Nwabueze Okechukwu & Abbirami Balachandran |  Faculty of Applied SciencesUsing computational molecular docking and pharmacokinetics along with an experimental approach with three different models (in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo), the team discovered the antidiabetic effect of Palmatine in modulating the key proteins of the insulin signalling pathway, making it a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment and management of diabetes.
INNOVATIVE INSECT MEAL FOR TROPICAL MARINE AQUACULTURE
Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan |  Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan for receiving RM400,000 Research Grant from WWF-Malaysia to conduct research on the feed formulation of "Innovative Insect Meal for Tropical Marine Aquaculture". This project will be developing a new and sustainable insect-meal aquafeed for marine finfish aquaculture.